The Forgiveness Flag

By Refried Bean

This book is a selection of some mostly funny poems from several poetry collections by Refried Bean.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Refried Bean
• Release date: Dec 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463837993

Refried Bean

Refried Bean is from Greenville, SC. Refried worked in a bookstore for twelve years and has an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Refried now lives in the Bronx near a Stop and Shop.

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The Forgiveness Flag

By Refried Bean

copyright 2018 by Refried Bean

distributed by Smashwords, Inc.

This is a short collection

of some of my favorite poems

from several of my recent poetry collections.

I am not able to thank everyone who has helped me,

but someday will try to as much as I can.

Some people must stay alive

We need some people

to live to tell

to eat some ice cream

and all be well

to pass the torch

and plant a tree

so I keep going

in case that's me.

another animals as bosses in heaven poem

What if in heaven

animals have jobs

and your boss turns out to be

the guinea pig from your childhood.

Potato Cult

What is more narcissistic

than volunteering at the food pantry

to try to secure a reward in heaven?

Well, people say,

maybe you could volunteer

so people will have food.

This is when I repeat that

in a mimicking voice:

"Maybe you could volunteer

so people will have food."

And I think the real question is

whether I get a reward for that.

For the mimic.

Because what is a more pure motive

than wanting to snap at everyone.

And what is a more pure motive

than baking or taking

or churning or earning

or cooking or tooking

or stealing muffins

when you have food at home.

You thought God said

you were immoral

but he said immortal.

Indeed

Christ is risen

and when people

steal our cell phones

we should burst into song

singing

some say love,

it is a flower,

that first begins to bloom,

some say love,

it is a burger,

with fries,

and a